Chapter 19 The Confrontation
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Yi Jeong was sitting on one of the chairs on Ga Eul's front porch. He was waiting for Ga Eul to come out, so they could go on their date. He was getting better at this boyfriend thing. Ga Eul was practically his first girlfriend. He had dated many girls, but it usually had never reached a boyfriend/girlfriend status. Yi Jeong had always felt bored before the first week had even ended. Ga Eul was the first girl he had a serious relationship with. And now he was waiting for her to come out of the house.
Yi Jeong was getting impatient when suddenly his cell phone rang. Woo Bin's face was flashing on the screen.
"Hey, bro," Yi Jeong greeted his best friend after he accepted the call.
"Yo, bro. Hm.. where are you?" Woo Bin asked over the phone. He sounded almost normal, but there was something off about him.
"Ga Eul's house," Yi Jeong answered. "Why? Is there something wrong?" he asked in concerned voice. Woo Bin didn't answer immediately.
"You got a date or something?" Woo Bin finally asked teasingly.
"Yeah, kinda," Yi Jeong answered hesitantly. "Are you okay?" he couldn't put his mind on it, but he could feel there was something off about his best friend.
"Fine," Woo Bin answered quickly. "I'll let you get back to Ga Eul. See ya." And he hung up the phone.
Yi Jeong was still staring at his phone when Ga Eul came out of the house. He looked up and couldn't help but smile seeing the sight of his girlfriend.
"You look really beautiful," he said, reaching out for Ga Eul's hand before kissing it. Ga Eul giggled, but her attention got back to the cell phone Yi Jeong was holding.
"What was with that?" she asked curiously, nodding to the phone. Yi Jeong shrugged.
"I don't know. Woo Bin called, but he didn't say anything," he answered. His confusion was coming back. Ga Eul looked concerned.
"Is he okay?" she asked quietly. Yi Jeong stared at his girlfriend with confusion clear on his face.
"Why wouldn't he be okay?" he asked back.
"Well, with Jae Kyung-unni's planing to talk to her parents tonight, I'm worried about Woo Bin-sunbae," she answered.
"What?" Yi Jeong asked in shock. "Jae Kyung's gonna talk to her parents tonight?" Suddenly he knew why Woo Bin sounded off.
"Yeah. She told me earlier," Ga Eul asked simply. Yi Jeong held up his hand.
"Wait a minute, okay?" he asked Ga Eul before dialing a number. Ji Hoo didn't pick up Yi Jeong's call until the fourth ring.
"Hello," Ji Hoo greeted quietly.
"Hey, where are you?" Yi Jeong asked his best friend to the point.
"I'm on my way to base camp," Ji Hoo answered simply.
"Why?" Yi Jeong asked curiously.
"Well, Woo Bin called me and he sounded like he needed a company, so we're planning to meet at the base camp," Ji Hoo explained.
"Damn, I knew it!" Yi Jeong cursed.
"What?" Ji Hoo asked sounding confused.
"Jae Kyung is planning to talk to her parents tonight. I think that's why Woo Bin sounded off," Yi Jeong explained. "I'll meet you at the base camp, okay?"
"Okay, see you later," Ji Hoo said before ending the call.
Yi Jeong turned back to Ga Eul. He found Ga Eul was smiling understandingly. It seemed like she heard the conversation. Yi Jeong grimaced.
"I'm sorry, baby.." he started.
"It's fine," Ga Eul said gently.
"But.."
"No, it's really fine. Woo Bin-sunbae really needs you right now. We can go on a date another time," Ga Eul said firmly.
"Maybe you can come with me," he suggested.
"I don't.. think that's a good idea. I think that Woo Bin-sunbae needs some boys' night or something," Ga Eul said frowning.
"But I miss you," Yi Jeong whined. "I don't get to spend enough time with you."
"We can get together another time. Don't be such a spoiled brat," Ga Eul scolded him. Yi Jeong pouted.
"What if I call Joon Pyo and find out if he wants to come or not. Maybe he'll bring Jan Di too. You can come and get together with Jan Di too," Yi Jeong suggested before pulling out his cell phone again. He dialed Joon Pyo's number. The call was picked up on the second ring.
"Yes, Yi Jeong?" Joon Pyo answered immediately.
"Hey, where are you?" Yi Jeong asked to the point.
"One of our managers holds a wedding reception for his daughter. I'm on my way there. Why?" Joon Pyo replied.
"Do you know that Jae Kyung is planning to talk to her parents tonight?"
"Really?" Joon Pyo asked. It was clear that he was surprised to hear the news. "How is Woo Bin?" he asked again in concerned voice.
"That's what I'm worried about. Woo Bin called me earlier. He didn't say anything, but he sounded off. I called Ji Hoo and he said that he is meeting Woo Bin now at the base camp. What do you think?" Yi Jeong explained.
"Okay then. I'll come to base camp after I... Damn it! Why the hell are they here?" Joon Pyo suddenly cursed.
"Joon Pyo?" Yi Jeong asked in confussion.
"Sorry. I'm just shocked seeing the reporters in front of the building where the wedding is taking place," Joon Pyo explained immediately. "I'll go there after I'm finished with this wedding stuff," he continued.
"Reporters? Why are they there?" Yi Jeong asked curiously.
"Dunno. It seems like the groom is a model or something," Joon Pyo answered off handedly. "Are you going to base camp?" he asked back.
"Yeah, about that. I want to go there, but I want to bring Ga Eul too. Will you come with Jan Di? Is she there?" Yi Jeong asked.
"I don't think so. She has a lot of assignments from campus. Wait a minute, I'll ask her," Joon Pyo said. There was no sound for a minute before Joon Pyo finally talked again. "Yeah, she can't come. She thinks that Woo Bin needs some boys' time or something." Yi Jeong sighed.
"Yeah. That's what Ga Eul says too. Okay then, I'll meet you there later."
"Yo! See you later!" Joon Pyo said before he ended the call.
Yi Jeong turned his body back to Ga Eul. Ga Eul was smiling smugly at his direction. Yi Jeong sighed again.
"Fine.. fine.. you're right. It seems like Woo Bin needs boys' time," he finally admitted. "But, I really want to spend some time with you tonight. Especially after seeing you dress in that," he said pouting. Ga Eul rolled her eyes.
"We'll spend more time another time. Woo Bin-sunbae needs you right now," she replied.
"You're right," Yi Jeong said giving in. "I should go then. I'll call you later, okay?" he said before kissing Ga Eul's cheeks.
Joon Pyo put his cell phone back into his pants pocket. He was observing the reporters outside the car when the cars were still waiting in the line to arrive in front of the lobby. Jan Di glanced at him with a wary expression as if asking him what they should do. Joon Pyo tried to think a way out.
They were sitting in one of his black Cadillacs. They didn't use the limousine. Jan Di had been surprised when she saw the car. The first comment she had said was,
"I'm surprised it's not limousine." Joon Pyo had just explained that he didn't want them to upstage the bride and the groom by using the limousine. Jan Di had rolled her eyes at his cocky attitude.
Joon Pyo suddenly looked brighter when he remembered that conversation. He turned to Jan Di.
"We'll just get out of the car quietly. Hopefully there will be celebrities, so the reporters will get distracted. They won't recognize me since we looked almost ordinary," he explained. Jan Di rolled her eyes.
"Joon Pyo, you're recognizable whatever the circumstances," she said. Joon Pyo looked thoughtful for a second.
"Was that a compliment?" he asked wonderingly. Jan Di didn't answer immediately.
"Half," she answered teasingly. "Because even though half the time you're recognizable because you're being good, the other half you're recognizable because you're being ridiculous and stupid," she added. Joon Pyo glared at her.
"You dare to mock me?" he growled playfully. His hands moved, making Jan Di looked at then suspiciously.
"What are you doing?" she asked nervously looking at his hands. "Don't you dare put those hands on me!" she threatened. Joon Pyo smirked.
"Or what?" he challenged her. He was still moving his hands closer to her.
"I'll kick you!" Jan Di tried to sound threatening, but the words just sounded desperate.
"Not scared," Joon Pyo replied simply before putting his hands on Jan Di's waist.
"No! Don't tickle me!" Jan Di started to say, but she got into a fit of giggles when Joon Pyo started tickling her. "Joon Pyo, stop! The dress will be ruined," she reminded him. Joon Pyo sighed when he heard Jan Di's words. The dress would look wrinkled if he continued tickling, so he stopped.
"You're right. We don't need the reporters to start more gossip," he said.
"Told you," Jan Di said smugly while still trying to smooth the wrinkles that had appeared on her dress. "So, what's the plan to face the reporters?" she asked.
"You have to be prepared to face them. For tonight, I'll give you the basics. First, don't smile at them, but don't scowl either. Just look normal and relaxed. Don't look nervous, because they're gonna eat you alive if they saw that. Second, try to avoid direct gazes. Don't look them in the eyes, but don't look down either. They will think that you're shy if you look down. Just look ahead to nothing particular. Or you can always look at me" Joon Pyo explained.
"Won't they think that I'm a stupid love sick girl if I just look at you?" Jan Di asked, frowning.
"Aren't you?" Joon Pyo asked teasingly.
"Joon Pyo!" Jan Di scolded him. "Of course not. It's you who're stupid."
"Whatever," he replied, rolling his eyes. "Do you get what I was saying?" he asked being serious again. Jan Di nodded.
"Sure. Look normal and relaxed, but don't look at them directly," she summed up. "What if they ask questions?" she asked nervously.
"Don't worry about the questions. I'll handle them," Joon Pyo answered trying to calm her down. "Soo Kyun, prepare the team just in case," Joon Pyo commanded to Soo Kyun, who sat at the front seat.
"Yes, Young Master," Soo Kyun agreed.
Their time to get out of the car finally came. Jan Di took a deep breath before moving her legs. Joon Pyo stepped out of the car first before Jan Di followed him. At first the reporters didn't notice the couple because they were trying to interview a model. However, one of them suddenly shouted, "That's Goo Joon Pyo!" Jan Di rolled her eyes. It was like she had predicted.
"Told you. You're recognizable no matter what," she mumbled to Joon Pyo who was groaning when his name was called.
"Goo Joon Pyo-ssi.."
"Goo Joon Pyo-ssi.."
The reporters started to surround them. Joon Pyo tried to envelope Jan Di in his arms. He didn't want the reporters to get too close to her. Jan Di knew her fiancé's intention, so she got closer to him.
"Goo Joon Pyo-ssi, is this Miss Geum Jan Di?" one of them asked.
"Why has she never appeared with you in public before?" another asked.
"When is the wedding?" another reporter asked. Joon Pyo smiled while keeping his arms around Jan Di to make sure she was close to him.
"Yes, this is Geum Jan Di," he answered easily. "We haven't thought about the wedding, yet. We're still waitting for Jan Di to finish her studies." He glanced at Jan Di to make sure that she was okay with the interview. Jan Di glanced at him too and smiled to let him know that she was fine.
"Why did you never appear together in public before?"
"We were trying to keep our relationship private. Besides, I spent most of my time in America these past few years. We weren't ready to tell public yet," Joon Pyo answered kindly.
"How did you succeed being in a long distance relationship, Goo Joon Pyo-ssi?" one of the female reporters asked. It seemed like she was from a gossip magazine.
Joon Pyo smiled hearing this. He looked down to see Jan Di's face. Jan Di just stared at nothing particular. However when Joon Pyo stared at her, it seemed like she could feel that and looked up at him. Joon Pyo raised his eyebrows, as if asking her if she wanted to answer the question. Jan Di frowned and shook her head. Joon Pyo just smiled and nodded his head.
"Well, we always kept in touch with each other constantly. And we got so much support from our friends and families," he finally answered.
"Does your family support the relationship, Goo Joon Pyo-ssi?" another female reporter asked.
"Yes, of course. My parents like her and my sister loves her. The last person my sister met before she went back to Japan was Jan Di," Joon Pyo informed the reporters. "I think she loves Jan Di more than she loves me," he added jokingly. The reporters chuckled hearing his joke.
"What do you love the most about Goo Joon Pyo-ssi, Geum Jan Di-ssi?" asked one of the female reportes.
Jan Di was taken aback by the question. She knew it wouldn't be proper for this one to be answered by Joon Pyo. She glanced up at him, trying to ask for help. Joon Pyo just stared down at her with raised eyebrows, as if saying that she was on her own for this time. Deep inside her mind, Jan Di scowled at him, but she couldn't really show it on her face in front of the reporters. However, sensing her internal dilemma, Joon Pyo finally decided to help her.
"I think it's because of my good looks," Joon Pyo quipped jokingly. That made the reporters chuckled. Jan Di glared at him, feeling annoyed because if his answer was true, that made her looked so shallow.
"No, that's not true," she finally interjected with mischief in her tone. "The only thing that I love about his look is his beautiful soft curly hair," she said with mischievous grin on her face. That shut him up. She knew very well that he hated his curls.
"Yah!" Joon Pyo started to protest. That made the reporters realized that Jan Di was joking.
"Geum Jan Di-ssi, what do you really like about him?" other reporter asked. Jan Di smiled.
"I think it's because he's stubborn," she finally asked truthfully, but she made it looked like she was still joking. The answer made Joon Pyo chuckled as well. "But, the.. quality that I love about him the most is his tendency to never let his woman get hurt," she finally answered seriously. She glanced up at him to see his reaction. Joon Pyo was looking back at her with wide smile on his lips. He leaned down and kissed her forehead, making the female reporters swoon simultaneously.
"Will the engagement party be open to the public?" one of the reporters asked.
"Can we cover the party?" another one added. Joon Pyo thought about the question before answering.
"The actual party won't be open to the public," he answered and the reporters looked disappointed. "I'm sorry, guys," he added apologetically. "But, maybe we can schedule an interview for the press before the party," he added, looking to Jan Di as if asking if that was okay. Jan Di nodded her head as a sign of agreement.
The reporters looked satisfied. Then, after answering those final questions, Joon Pyo started to look around trying to find Soo Kyun. Once he found Soo Kyun, he gave Soo Kyun the signal to use his team. His bodyguards started to act and they made a way for Joon Pyo and Jan Di to go through the crowd. Once they were inside the lobby, they were safe. The reporters weren't allowed to enter the building. However, when Joon Pyo started to feel some relief, his employees came up and tried to kiss up to him. He sighed.
"Here we go again. Too bad I can't just let my bodyguard handle them," he mumbled to Jan Di. Jan Di just smiled at him sympathetically.
Jae Kyung was sitting on her bed, lost in thought. She just got off of the phone with Woo Bin. They were talking about her plan to talk to her parents about the arrangement. She felt lost. She wasn't sure how she would handle this problem with her parents. She basically had never had disagreement with her parents. When they had planned to marry her off to Joon Pyo, she hadn't argued about it. And in her everyday life, they never argued about anything much. She wasn't sure that she could do this. She sighed deeply.
She paced through her bedroom, trying to calm her nerves down. She could talk a bunch of managers out of an agreement with another company, but she wasn't sure she could talk her parents out of this stupid arrangement.
Maybe because this arrangement, even though is ridiculous, is still serious, idiot. She cursed herself. She sighed again.
Suddenly there was a knock from the door of her bedroom. "Yes?" Jae Kyung called out.
"I'm sorry to disturb you, Miss Jae Kyung. But, dinner is ready. Your parents are already waiting for you at the dining room," a maid called out from the other side of the door.
"Okay," Jae Kyung replied. When she could hear that the maid had left, she stood up and started pacing again. She went to the bathroom to wash her face. She patted her face a few times as an act of nervousness. She stood in front of a mirror and looked at her own face. "You can do it, Jae Kyung. Come on! You can do it. For Woo Bin, for you, for your relationship. You can do it, Jae Kyung!" she repeated the words over and over again. Then she took deep breaths before she walked out of her bedroom.
She saw her parents had been already waiting for her when she arrived at the dining room.
"Mother, Father," she greeted her parents before taking her seat on the left side of her father. Her father sat at the head of the table.
"Oh it's good that you're here, sweetheart. We can start eating," her mother said kindly.
Jae Kyung couldn't eat much. She didn't have the appetite, so she just pushed her food in her plate around. Fortunately, her parents didn't realize her behavior was off. She didn't talk about anything and was deep in thought. She was trying to prepare herself for later. After they finished their dinner, her parents were ready to leave the room. Jae Kyung finally spoke up.
"I need to talk to you," she said to her parents. Her parents looked surprised at first. Her father looked at her suspiciously while her mother looked confused.
"What do you want to talk about?" her father asked to the point. Jae Kyung took a deep breath before opening her mouth.
"I heard you when you and mother talked about the arrangement you want to make with Hwang Q, Father," she finally said, trying to stay polite. Her mother gasped, but her father just narrowed his eyes.
"And what about it?" he asked calmly. Jae Kyung looked a little shocked when she realized that her father looked that calm.
"Why do you have to arrange another marriage for me, Father? I can look for a husband on my own," she said as if she hadn't known about her parents' real motive. Her father snorted.
"Like who? Like that boyfriend of yours? Do you know what the company has to suffer if people know about your relationship?" he said sharply. Jae Kyung practically glared at her father.
"Why? Because he has friends in the mafia organization?" she challenged him.
"Exactly," her father replied simply.
"Then why are you planning to get involved with Hwang Q, Father?" Jae Kyung asked sharply. For a second, her father looked shocked, but he tried to cover it quickly. However, Jae Kyung had seen the slip up.
"What do you mean?" her father asked as if nothing was wrong. Jae Kyung smirked darkly.
"You can't fool me, Father. I know you. I know that you wouldn't be that reckless to not know that the son-in-law of their family is the heir of a Japanese mafia family," she said to the point. Her mother widened her eyes while her father stared at her sharply.
"So you've found out. I think I can guess that mafia boyfriend of yours helped you out," her father sneered. Jae Kyung scowled.
"You have no right to say that, Father!" she retorted sharply. "What are you thinking to consider that arrangement?"
"Why not?" her father asked challengingly.
"Father, they are family to mafia organization. How can you consider getting involved with them?" Jae Kyung demanded. Her father shrugged smugly.
"The business plan is good and promising," he answered easily.
"That's such bullshit," Jae Kyung cursed making her parents looked shocked hearing that.
"Jae Kyung, watch your mouth," her mother scolded.
"I'm sorry, mother," Jae Kyung said, but she didn't look apologetic even slightly. "Do you really think that I won't know the details of the proposal? They just want our land. Do you think that I won't notice that?" Her father finally looked slightly disturbed. He had been underestimated her the whole time, but her knowledge couldn't be overlooked anymore.
"How did you find out about that? You're not supposed to know the details of the proposal," he pointed out. Jae Kyung shrugged as if that didn't matter.
"I'm not stupid, father. I'm almost as thorough as you. It seems like I inherited that aspect from you." Her father glared at her.
"So that boyfriend of yours hacked into our company's files? That's a violation of our privacy!" he yelled. Jae Kyung snorted.
"You said that me knowing about the proposal that I should've known is a violation of privacy? Then what do you say about you considering a marriage for me without me knowing it?" she challenged him, half-yelling.
"I have every right to arrange a marriage for you because you're my daughter!" her father yelled.
"Then why can't you act like a father?" Jae Kyung yelled back making her parents looked shocked with her outburst. "You can't just decide a marriage for me without my consent, Father. I have the right to choose my own husband."
"Your choice is not good for the reputation of our family," her father argued.
"Fine. You don't have to worry about that. I broke up with him," Jae Kyung replied sharply. Deep inside, she felt the pain when she heard her own words. I'm sorry, Woo Bin. Her father raised his eyebrows.
"Really?"
"Yes," Jae Kyung replied weakly. "We had a fight because of that news of the arrangement," she lied again. "So will you cancel that arrangement?" Her father looked at her with strange expression.
"Why should I? Like I said, the business plan is really good, despite of the land matter. They will give us a fair share for the exchange of the land. Besides, you already break up with your boyfriend, so you shouldn't have any objection," he said, smirking. Jae Kyung looked at her father with disbelief.
"Do you care about the company more than me? Don't you ever think about what I will have to endure if I marry Kwon Dae Gyu? They have mafia as their son-in-law, Father. Do you not care about me at all?" she accused her father.
"You're just paranoid. What can they do to you?" her father said easily.
"They can kill me if I do something wrong, Father!" Jae Kyung exclaimed. "Or don't you care about that at all? Do you really just care about the company's profit?"
"You're being ridiculous, Ha Jae Kyung!" her father said warningly.
"Am I really?" Jae Kyung retorted back. "I feel like a pig, you know? You raise me, stuff me with food every day, just so you can sell me for your own gain. You're going to sell me to Hwang Q, just so you can gain company profit. You don't care for me at all," she continued, gritting her teeth to hold the tears back.
"That's really ridiculous, Jae Kyung!" her father said sharply. "Of course, I care about you. You're gonna be fine with the family. Kwon Dae Gyu can give you many things when you marry him. And you will marry him because the business will only work out if you marry him. The closer our relationship with them can be better for the business plan."
"I won't marry Kwon Dae Gyu!" Jae Kyung said to affirm her opinion. Her parents looked shocked when they saw how determined she looked when she said that statement.
"Why don't you want to marry him, huh? Because of that mafia son?" her father challenged her while glaring at her. Jae Kyung felt like she wanted to yell, but she tried to calm her anger.
"First of all, Woo Bin is not mafia son. His father owns construction and real estate company. They're not mafia. Woo Bin just has a few friends in mafia organization, but he is not mafia!" she said firmly. She practically growled at her father. He father snorted.
"That's just details. The fact is he still has connection to mafia," her father argued back. Jae Kyung almost rolled her eyes hearing her father's accusation.
"Yeah? So what's the difference with Hwang Q? They have connection to mafia too. Even stronger than Woo Bin," she pointed out challengingly.
"At least people have no idea that Hwang Q is involved with mafia, not like that mafia son," her father replied again. Jae Kyung growled and her parents startled when they saw the anger on her face.
"His name is Song Woo Bin. Not mafia son!" Jae Kyung said half-yelling.
"If you're still defending him like that in front of me, how can I trust you that you broke up with him?" her father asked suspiciously. Jae Kyung lifted her head and stared at her father bravely.
"And what will you do if you don't trust me, Father? You try to sell me to Hwang Q because you don't trust them and afraid that they will run away with your money. What will you do to me if you don't trust me then?" Jae Kyung asked her father challengingly. "What do you think I will do to you when I betray your trust? Take over the company? Take all the money from you?" she continued when her father didn't answer her. "And what if I tell you now that you can have the company, you can take the money all you want! However, I will leave this house. I will go and leave everything behind. The company, the money, the power. I don't want all of that. I will leave. What will you do, Father?" Her father glared at her again.
"You want to run away with that mafia son?" he yelled angrily.
"Stop it, dear. Don't be too harsh like this," Jae Kyung's mother tried to calm her husband down. She looked frightened because of her husband's anger and her daughter's warning. She didn't want her daughter to really run away.
"I told you I broke up with him. It's not about Woo Bin anymore. Can't you understand?" Jae Kyung asked with desperate voice. She knew that Joon Pyo had said to not talk about feeling, but she couldn't help it. "It's about your love for me. You care about your company more than you care about me. Even Joon Pyo's mother can understand his feelings for once in a while."
"What does that have anything to do with this?" her father asked.
"Why can't you be more like her, Father?" Jae Kyung started with sad voice. "Like you, she cares about their company too. Sometimes even too much. However, every once in a while, she can be a mother first. She can care and think about her children first before she handles their company. Why can't you be more like that?" Her father snorted.
"You talk about Kang Hee Soo? Huh! Do you forget that she did agree to marry her son to you for an exchange for a business deal?" he said challengingly.
"I know," Jae Kyung answered quietly. "But she has changed. She agreed to let Joon Pyo marry Jan Di as long as he doesn't abandon the company. And can't you see how successful Shinhwa now because of that deal? Joon Pyo gets what he wants and so does his mother. Why can't you be like that?" she repeated her question again.
"How do you know that she will be like that for a long run? For all you know, she will change back to the way she was even before the wedding," her father sneered. Jae Kyung narrowed her eyes.
"Fine. Maybe she will, or maybe she won't. I'm not talking about what will happen in the future, I'm talking about now. Can't you care for me at all, father?" she demanded.
"Of course I care about you," her father answered quickly. "But, unlike you, I also care about the company," he added cynically.
"I see," Jae Kyung commented. "If you care about the company so much, then why do you want to be involved with Hwang Q? For now, maybe they looked clear at everyone's eyes. However, what will happen if their relationship with the mafia discovered? It will be worse than Woo Bin's reputation because they actually have them as family in law." Her father was silent for a minute.
"But that's not a certain thing that will really happen," he defended.
"But there's possibility that that will happen. Will you risk the company's reputation by doing that?" Jae Kyung said, putting on the pressure more. Her father looked thoughtful.
"Fine. You've said your point. I'll rethink about this arrangement again," he finally decided before standing up and leaving the room.
A red Lotus, a yellow Lotus, and an orange Lotus entered the parking lot of Shinhwa University. Many students stopped at their tracks and starred at the cars with awe expression. They were staring at the cars until the cars' doors finally opened. Suddenly the girls' jaws dropped when they saw who got out of the cars. Three of the F4 members walked from the cars toward the Medical Faculty building. So Yi Jeong, who was walking on the left, was putting on his sunglasses. Song Woo Bin, who was walking on the right, walked with his hands on his leather jacket pockets. Goo Joon Pyo, who was walking on the center, pulled out his cell phone from his pants pocket. The girls sighed simultaneously when they saw the three guys walk in front of them.
Joon Pyo dialed Ji Hoo's number. Ji Hoo had already been in the university since morning. He had task to confirm Choi Seong Jo's whereabouts when the rest of F4 arrived at the university.
"Ji Hoo, where are you?" Joon Pyo asked quickly to the point. Ji Hoo chuckled.
"It is lunch time, Joon Pyo. Everyone's in the cafeteria," he answered.
"He's there too, huh?" Joon Pyo asked again.
"Yup," Ji Hoo answered popping the 'p'.
"Be there soon," Joon Pyo said before hanging up the call.
"Where are they?" Woo Bin asked after he saw Joon Pyo had ended the call.
"Cafeteria," Joon Pyo answered simply.
They walked toward the cafeteria in silence. They wore dark expression with slight frown. They tried to be scary, preparing themselves for facing Choi Seong Jo later. And they succeeded completely with their facial expressions. They didn't realize the commotion they caused in the corridor behind them. The girls were trying to follow them silently.
"By the way, where is Jan Di?" Yi Jeong suddenly asked.
"I asked her to have her lunch at a restaurant outside of the university. I don't want her to be here when we do this," Joon Pyo answered.
"Good idea," Woo Bin commented. Yi Jeong nodded his head as a sign of agreement.
They arrived at the cafeteria and found that it was pretty packed. Joon Pyo smirked when he saw this. He wanted audience when he threatened Choi Seong Jo, so everyone could enjoy his scared face. Ji Hoo stood up from his seat and walked toward them. Joon Pyo smirked and raised his eyebrows at him to ask where Choi Seong Jo was. Ji Hoo smirked back and glanced at his right side. Joon Pyo, Yi Jeong, and Woo Bin followed Ji Hoo's eyes' direction. The people there were already staring at them, including Choi Seong Jo.
Joon Pyo glared at Choi Seong Jo the instant he saw him. Choi Seong Jo looked half-confused half-scared when he saw Joon Pyo's glare. Moreover, he looked slightly panicked when he realized that F4 were walking toward his table. He glanced at the rest of the F4 members. They were all glaring at him. They stood a couple of feet away from Choi Seong Jo's table.
Yi Jeong was glaring fiercely. Ji Hoo looked thoughtful while he was starring at Choi Seong Jo sharply. Joon Pyo looked pissed. Woo Bin was folding his arms over his chest, showing off his impressive biceps. Choi Seong Jo tried to look brave by acting as if everything was normal.
"Why are you all looking at me?" he asked bravely.
Three of F4 members raised their eyebrows before smirking. Joon Pyo walked toward the table and hit the table with his palms strongly while glaring at Choi Seong Jo. Choi Seong Jo tried not to flinch when Joon Pyo did that. His friends were starting to walk away from that table, leaving Choi Seong Jo alone.
"You dare to ask why we're here?" Joon Pyo growled in Choi Seong Jo's face. Choi Seong Jo gulped nervously, but he still tried to look brave.
"I'm just curious why you're talking to me now." he said directly to Joon Pyo's face. Joon Pyo snarled.
"You bad-mouthed Jan Di on National Television. From the first time I saw you, you've been giving Jan Di a hard time. Do you really think that I'll let you continue doing that?" he said with warning tone.
"I only spoke the truth," Choi Seong Jo replied bravely.
"Like hell you spoke the truth!" Joon Pyo yelled. "You knew her just a day before the volunteer event. You don't know anything about her and you have no right to judge her. You. Have. No. Right. To. Talk. About. Her. At. All," he spelled the last sentence with force.
"I know her well enough," Choi Seong Jo said stubbornly. It seemed like he didn't like to give up. He didn't realize that the more stubborn he was, the angrier F4 got.
"You know nothing!" Joon Pyo yelled again, starting to move his fist toward Choi Seong Jo's face.
"Joon Pyo," Ji Hoo called his name to remind him about the plan. He patted Joon Pyo's shoulder to calm him down. Joon Pyo glanced at Ji Hoo before he hit the table with his fist. He took a deep breath to calm his anger. He turned back to Choi Seong Jo.
"I'm not here to argue with you. I'm sick of having an argument with you. Once is more than enough for a lifetime."
"Then why are you here?" Choi Seong Jo sneered. He thought that if Joon Pyo hit him, Joon Pyo would be the one who would get the bad image. Joon Pyo smirked when he saw Choi Seong Jo's expression.
"You can smile now, but you won't be smiling once I'm done with you," he said threateningly.
"Why?" Choi Seong Jo smirked back. "Oh, is it because I'll have many bruises on my face?" he asked challengingly. Woo Bin snorted.
"Watch your attitude, dude. You're lucky Joon Pyo didn't want to end it with fists. Because when I'm done with you, you won't care about bruises, you will only think about all the bones that I break," he warned Choi Seong Jo with smirk on his face.
"Get in line, Woo Bin," Joon Pyo said, snorting. "You won't have any bones to break after I'm done with him," he said mockingly.
"I thought you didn't want to use your fists," Ji Hoo reminded Joon Pyo.
"Yeah, it's not worth it to use fists on him. You'll just dirty your hands. He looks disgusting," Yi Jeong pointed out easily. Choi Seong Jo looked pissed.
"Is that why you're all here? Because you want to intimidate me? I'm not scared of you. All of you," he yelled. Joon Pyo smirked hearing this.
"No. I asked them to accompany me here because I want to remind you something. When you bad-mouthed Jan Di, I was not the only one who was pissed. They all care about Jan Di. If you ever hurt her in any way again, you will deal with us all. I guess you must know who we are. If not, I can introduce you one by one. This is So Yi Jeong. His family has access to media. He can help me humiliate you publicly. This is Song Woo Bin. You don't have to know about his family, because he alone can handle you without a sweat. This is Yoon Ji Hoo. His family owns hospital and good connection in the medical world. He can make sure that you won't have a job at any hospital in Korea. And of course there's me. You won't have to worry about getting a job, because you won't be able to graduate from this university. I can expel you and make you blacklisted from any medical school." Choi Seong Jo glared at Joon Pyo.
"You think that I'll be scared when you use your power on me?"Choi Seong Jo asked. Joon Pyo snorted.
"Actually that's not what I intend to do. I just want to inform you the easy part of the things you will suffer if you hurt Jan Di again. The hard part is you will be humiliated by your own doing," he explained.
"What?" Choi Seong Jo asked, looking confused. Ji Hoo snorted.
"Are you trying to look innocent?" Joon Pyo smirked.
"Do any of your friends know that you used to force your girlfriends to do your assignments?" he whispered threateningly. Choi Seong Jo looked pale. "Because your professors know about the papers that you copied from a source. That's called plagiarism if you didn't know that."
Choi Seong looked frozen when he heard Joon Pyo's words. Joon Pyo starred at him hard.
"Your professors are checking all the papers you've ever submitted. They will find out just how many of them you copied from a source. I won't have to do anything to cause the damage to your education. Because you did it by yourself." Joon Pyo moved his face closer to Choi Seong Jo. "I think I made myself clear, right? If you ever hurt Jan Di again in any way, you will have to move away, far away, from Korea. Because you will have no future if you stay here. Understand?"
Choi Seong Jo, who was still stunned, nodded his head slowly. Joon Pyo smiled innocently.
"I'm glad that you finally understand," he said with happy tone. "You can continue enjoying your lunch," he said with fake kindness before turning to leave. He was smirking once his back was to Choi Seong Jo.
The other F4 members chuckled lightly before turning their bodies and followed Joon Pyo. They ignored the whispers and the stares from other people who were watching the encounter.
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